17 Photos From The Massive Protests That Have Swept Venezuela
Several weeks ago, a few hundred students marched into the streets of Caracas and other cities in Venezuela to protest against President Nicolas Maduro and the Chavista government. Since then, the...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Best Smart Watch In The World
Modern-day smartphones solved a lot of problems. It's easier to keep in touch with people, play addictive bird-themed games, and manage your calendar. But they also created a bunch of new problems like...
View ArticleElevated radiation found in air near New Mexico waste site
By Laura Zuckerman(Reuters) - Testing of surface air near an underground nuclear waste site in New Mexico's desert showed elevated levels of radiation but did not pose a threat to humans or the...
View ArticleWith WhatsApp deal, Sequoia Capital burnishes reputation
By Sarah McBrideSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shortly after moving to Silicon Valley in 2004, the young Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pulled a prank on Sequoia Capital by making an investment pitch in...
View ArticleA 101-Year-Old Florida Man Is Running For Congress
A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the US Congress in November, running on a record of 101 years of life experience.In a bid to become the world's oldest freshman, Joe...
View ArticlePentagon plays down intelligence officer's provocative China assessment
By Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday played down remarks by a senior Navy intelligence officer who told a public forum that he believed China was training its forces to be...
View ArticleThree inmates injured in Arizona prison melee
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three inmates were injured on Thursday in a large fight involving dozens of inmates inside a medium-security unit at an Arizona prison before the melee was ultimately quelled,...
View ArticleU.S. trade chief to focus on farm barriers in Japan, Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barriers to farm imports in Japan and Canada will be one focus of free trade talks with Pacific Rim countries this weekend, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said on...
View ArticleJapan's Aso urges U.S. to communicate with markets on tapering
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday urged the United States to keep explaining to financial markets how it plans to wind back its massive monetary...
View ArticleU.S. calls on China, Japan and Europe to boost domestic demand
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China, Japan and Europe need to concentrate on boosting domestic demand to help rebalance the world economy, the head of the U.S. Treasury said on Friday.Treasury Secretary Jack Lew...
View ArticleVENEZUELAN PROTESTER: We Have Reached The Point Of No Return
Anti-government protests have been a semi-regular occurrence in Venezuela for quite some time, but they've gained steam in recent weeks with high-profile murders galvanizing protesters to continue...
View ArticleIllinois leads multistate probe of Sallie Mae's student loan practices
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - SLM Corp, better known as Sallie Mae, faces a multistate probe led by Illinois into its student loan practices, a spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Adobe's Historic San Francisco Office Is Filled With Charm And A Few...
If you're looking for a cool place to work, few can top the biggest names in tech.Companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft have built massive campuses with their own cafeterias, gyms, game rooms, and...
View ArticleDeclassified Photos Give An Inside Look At The Ultra-Secret NSA
Last year, in celebration of its 60th anniversary, the National Security Agency published a digital memory book of declassified photos, audio tapes, and documents from its archives. The multi-billion...
View ArticleAngry and unpaid, Thai farmers poised for airport protest
By Pairat TemphairojanaBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of Thai farmers threatened to head for Bangkok's main airport in their tractors on Friday in protest against non-payment in a controversial rice...
View ArticleAnonymous Gossip App 'Secret' Is A Pit Of Self-Loathing And Narcissism
I really wanted to like Secret, the new anonymous gossip and confession-sharing app that hugely popular in tech circles right now.Secret pulls from your phone's contact list, adds friends of friends,...
View ArticleMexico criticizes fatal San Diego border shooting
By Marty GrahamSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Mexican government officials criticized the U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday for the fatal shooting of one of its citizens in a confrontation in Southern California...
View ArticleWorld risks era of slow growth, high unemployment: OECD
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sweeping reforms are urgently needed to boost productivity and lower barriers to trade if the world is to avoid a new era of slow growth and stubbornly high unemployment, the OECD...
View ArticleSouthwest gets two free Reagan slots but won't use them -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines said on Friday they will not use two of the 56 take-off and landing slots at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport which they received from American...
View ArticleHere's Why Venezuela Is Imploding
David Smilde, the moderator of Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights, recently did an interview on the ongoing Venezuelan protests with Isabel Fleck, a journalist with Folha de Sao Paolo, Brazil's most...
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